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July 2005

29 July 2005
US Hooker Furniture to close plant
US Saucony sales fall
US Rocky Shoes & Boots reports record Q2 results
BR New ladies’ footwear brand launched in Brazil
GB SATRA breaks sales record for footwear testing equipment
US Skechers USA announces record second quarter revenues
IT Leather goods boost Tod’s results
28 July 2005
CN Lanxess inaugurates new technical centre in Shanghai
DE CPD Düsseldorf attracts 44,000 buyers
US Global design director for Nike named to Herman Miller board
IN Indian leather exports drop 8.32%
LK Sri Lanka leather exports fall in 2004
US Columbia Sportswear appoints Brad Gebhard VP of Footwear
GB BLC introduces Leather and Footwear Manufacturing course
US USDA investigates possible BSE case
HK GDH plans to privatise Guangdong Tannery
27 July 2005
PK PTA cautious over trade policy
BR Brazilian footwear exports fall 9%
BR Brazil may impose 35% tax on footwear imports
PL EC to verify Polish shoemakers’ claim
26 July 2005
DE Bayer keeps emissions down despite increased production
US Timberland reports record Q2 revenues
US RIM firms Gusmer and Decker merge
FR LVMH reports strong H1 results
BR Francal closes on a positive note
US Steven Madden announces new license agreement for handbags
Elizabeth Bartlett launches spring/summer `06 footwear line
Western China’s shoe making level develops
25 July 2005
Shoe producers in Wenzhou to plan move outside
Cannondale strikes partnership with Diadora
LaCrosse expands women’s boots range
Indonesia to target avian flu virus
Mexa confirms growing Russian fur trade market
Rover sold to Nanjing Automobile
Rover sold to Nanjing Automobile
AMG Group announces new account manager
22 July 2005
Pakistan reveals export target
Quiksilver completes tender offer for Rossignol
Kamal Nath calls for raising India’s leather exports to $7 billion
First ever Pakistan company exhibits at Iran’s LEATHEX
Kamal Nath calls for raising India`s exports to $7 billion
VF reports record Q2 sales and earnings
Stahl Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 colour forecast released
21 July 2005
Deckers Outdoor Corporation reports Q2 results
Emirates SkyCargo launches freight service to help export of leather goods
K2 reports positive net sales for Q2
Reebok’s Q2 and H1 financial results in line with financial targets
Raichle launches XD Vertical for ambitious hikers
20 July 2005
Kela appoints new MD
UK women splash out on shoes
Assomac identifies challenges and measures for home leather industry
GST AutoLeather to close tannery
GST AutoLeather to close tannery
Buckman Laboratories wins North American MAKE award
La Samaritaine closed for up to six years
Quanzhou’s shoe export rise in first 6 months
19 July 2005
Quanzhou’s shoe export rise in first 6 months
Export and import of China’s leather goods up in the first five months
Xinji Government encourages local business to attend leather fairs
Muirhead offers new collection card and updates corporate identity
VF Intimates appoints new president of department brands
2005 Sichuan Western China Shoe Expo a success
The North Face expands in Europe
18 July 2005
British School of Leather Technology secures university status
Berghaus appoints new head of footwear
DuPont expands automotive base in Japan
Brazil’s leather exports to Tunisia up 500% in H1
Land of Leather reveals flotation plans
15 July 2005
Jennifer Convertibles reports Q3 results
U.S. border to be opened to Canadian cattle again
Lanxess web-based service devoted to pigments used in leather manufacture
Elcio Jacometti re-elected president of Abicalçados
CLE forecasts leather exports to reach $5 billion
U.S. border to be opened to Canadian cattle again
CLE forecasts leather exports to reach $5 billion
AMG Group appoints new footwear manager for Teva and Trezeta
14 July 2005
Seoul International Leather and Fur Fair returns after break
Saudi footwear industry continues healthy growth
Saudi footwear industry continues healthy growth
Italian delegation demands EC takes action on behalf of footwear industry
Protective footwear to get “toe-hold” in new markets
Sterling Shoes Income Fund floats trust units
SGMA and athletic footwear companies to measure US market
Bayer sets up sales organization in China
13 July 2005
Wolverine World Wide’s earnings up 20% in Q2
Barrie Birkin retires from Joseph Clayton & Sons
Barrie Birkin retires from Joseph Clayton & Sons
Wolverine World Wide`s earnings up 20% in Q2
Start-rite shoes appoints Underwired for ECRM task
Bobby Jones to retail LAI’s belts and leather products
12 July 2005
Lineappelle and Simac move dates forward
Lineappelle and Simac move dates forward
Massimo Donda pays visit to Shoe China
Shoes and Leather Fair in Guangzhou attracts 788 exhibitors
BASF cuts costs by €480 million
11 July 2005
Assomac holds footwear technology conference in Iran
Iceman’s shoes reconstructed
Leaking liquid contained from former tanning firm
Midec changes dates
Strategic alliance in the field of leather chemicals
Bids sought for combined effluent treatment plant for Korangi tanneries
Acquisition of Murgon Leather Co. Ltd by Teys Bros Holdings
Pakistan leather garment exporters not receiving freight subsidies
Bids sought for combined effluent treatment plant for Korangi tanneries
08 July 2005
Option Systems moves headquarters to support client base
Columbia Sportswear and Another Line sign licence agreement
Quiksilver acquires DC Shoes` Canadian distributor
Lectra opens new headquarters in Istanbul
EU to probe Chinese footwear
EU to probe Chinese footwear
BASF inaugurates power plant at Ludwigshafen site
07 July 2005
Bibi introduces ‘Change System’ to protect babies` feet
BASF acquires Huntsman’s global TDI business
EC welcomes US commitment to farm reform
Timberland to close factory in Isabela
Sales at Wilsons The Leather Experts climb 6.9% in June
06 July 2005
CFIA to implement penalties for violations of BSE safeguards
Bear Stearns acquires stake in Stuart Weitzman
Rohm and Haas holds ground breaking ceremony for China R&D Centre
ICFTU report claims conditions are worsening in Philippine textile industry
05 July 2005
Sterling Shoes files final prospectus for $53 million IPO
Costil tannery files for bankruptcy protection
Costil tannery files for bankruptcy protection
Scottish Tanning Industries changes name
Brazil’s northeast region to expand goat and sheep breeding
04 July 2005
Assomac meeting focuses on footwear crisis
Assintecal-Petrobrás Award created to encourage footwear research
37th Francal to open on July 19
PLGMEA asks for refinance rate to be capped
Lineapelle announces Japanese winners of design contest
Assomac meeting focuses on footwear crisis
FESI calls for sports footwear to be excluded from EU probe
01 July 2005
Retiring directors honoured by SATRA
Pittards will not pay dividend
5,000 visitors attend Expocaipic in Argentina
Hooker Furniture reports fall in sales
Sichuan Western China Shoe Expo to be held in Chengdu
Aokang shoe group increases exports
Aokang shoe group increases exports
McRae Industries acquires assets from Texas Boot
Indra Technology launches new Escape software

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